Snapshots - Books

by **Cals** Sat 26 Oct 2013, 21:02

Published: Saturday October 26, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Saturday October 26, 2013 MYT 10:53:06 AM
Snapshots
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The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to survive the demise of the US debt market
Author: Michael G. Pento
Publisher: Wiley & Sons

Analyst and author Michael G. Pento examines how policies by the public and private sectors have led to the present debt crisis and suggests solutions to mitigate the disaster. He delves into history, compares the state of the United States, European Union and Japanese economies and speculates on the sustainability of the fiat currency model.
He also explains why retirees, in particular, will be at risk as real estate prices decline, pensions weaken and the bond bubble bursts.
The Solution Revolution: How business, government and social enterprises are teaming up
Authors: William D. Eggers & Paul Macmillan
Publisher: Harvard Business Review
The authors consider how new technologies, players and new forms of “currencies” impact society positively and negatively and offer a preview of our economic future. They suggest a system where choice, sustainability and how more adaptive ecosystems can help every segment of the population. A thought-provoking book on how changes have given rise to new issues and challenges and how important it is for society to think beyond self.
The Art of Negotiation: How to improvise agreement in a chaotic world
Author:[b]Michael Wheeler
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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Harvard professor Michael Wheeler takes an alternative route in the negotiation process away from the win-win and hard-bargaining style. He writes about preparation, improving new proposals during the heat of negotiation and how to close in on a desired outcome by incorporating recent breakthrough research on decision-making, emotions and persuasions.
The result is a “dynamic learning” approach that emphasises adaptation, improvisation and a mixture of preparation and adaptability.